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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFlood warnings remain in almost every region of UK
People watch and photograph enormous waves as they break on Porthcawl harbour, South Wales, where very strong winds and high seas create dangerous weather conditions. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA
http://www.theguardian.com/global/2014/jan/06/uk-weather-live-wind-and-waves-prompt-more-flood-warnings
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)Despite the rain and wind the temperature is just over 50f which broadly speaking is mild for this time of year here in the UK.
malaise
(268,693 posts)I think people are batshit crazy
It's overcast here - light rain, pleasantly cool.
MineralMan
(146,254 posts)People used to do that during storms in California, where I used to live. A few died after being washed out to sea by a huge wave. Now, the police block the roads to the place. Common sense appears to be quite uncommon.
batshit crazy. You'd never find me there.
ananda
(28,834 posts)... I believe, when the very warm air from the Sahara moved over the
North Atlantic and sat there for a longer time than usual. When this
air mixed with colder air from the north during late fall and winter,
voila! the mess they have now.
However, people in the UK are more well-thinking and rational about
climate change, and some officials are calling for measures to deal
with further incidences in the future because they say this was all
predicted by scientists.
malaise
(268,693 posts)My fear is that one of these severe storms will destroy the existing storm protection
muriel_volestrangler
(101,265 posts)The Environment Agency has confirmed that jobs in flood protection in England will be cut as part of a major restructuring of the organisation.
About 1,500 jobs are to be lost at the agency although it is not clear how many flood-related posts will go.
But a spokesman for the agency told the BBC the cuts would have an impact on flood operations such as risk management, maintenance and modelling.
...
But he told BBC News it would seek to "protect front-line responses and flood incident management" and provide the "best services" possible with the reduced resources available.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25587555
This is the Tory mentality - call a few jobs 'front-line', because they get the pictures on the news, and pretend they're the only ones that matter, while getting rid of people whose job is to prevent the damage in the first place. Which cuts expenditure this year, but increases it vastly more in the future - when the current Tories won't be there to take the blame.
malaise
(268,693 posts)Asshole
MineralMan
(146,254 posts)malaise
(268,693 posts)Darwin award - sad